Industrial Cuba : being a study of present commercial and industrial conditions with suggestions as to the opportunities presented in the island for American capital, enterprise and labour . om eight to ten feet incircumference; two men will cut three larger trees, andwhen a giant of a quarter of a hundred feet around is found,four men take the entire day, which is very short in thedense jungle, to lay it low. Great care is taken in fellingthe tree not to have it split or break and destroy its the tree is down, all of it that is available for marketis squared. It is hauled either to
Industrial Cuba : being a study of present commercial and industrial conditions with suggestions as to the opportunities presented in the island for American capital, enterprise and labour . om eight to ten feet incircumference; two men will cut three larger trees, andwhen a giant of a quarter of a hundred feet around is found,four men take the entire day, which is very short in thedense jungle, to lay it low. Great care is taken in fellingthe tree not to have it split or break and destroy its the tree is down, all of it that is available for marketis squared. It is hauled either to the nearest stream or tothe coast or to a railroad station, as may be. Three hundredtrees, averaging 2000 feet each, are a fair seasons work for anordinary camp. Notwithstanding the poor methods of get-ting out mahogany timber, the shipments to the UnitedStates alone since 1885 have been 235,000 logs, aggregating35,700,000 feet, valued at upwards of $5,000,000. The fol-lowing statement of the shipments since 1894 will show thedisastrous effects of the war. 1894 12,051 logs 1895 20,388 1896 3,607 1897 757 1898 (to December) 73^ Although the mahogany tree in the wilds, when it reaches. Timber and Fruit Trees 341 its best condition, reaches enormous growth, much of thatcoming to market is comparatively small. Some logs arenot over two feet in circumference, but fine logs are fivetimes that. It may be explained that the mahogany whichgives prestige to the Cuban product and which commandsthe highest price, comes from the Santiago district. Inother parts of the Island the timber is smaller, but it isnoted for its hardness. The United States is most familiar with Cuban cedar inthe form of cigar boxes. The shipments of cedar since 1885have exceeded 700,000 logs containing over 70,000,000 feet,valued at $4,900,000, allowing $70 per 1000 as the averageprice in the market. Proportionately, cedar has sufferedequally with mahogany by the war, as will be seen by thefollowing table of shipme
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